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S2 E2 Episode 2

Documentary

9+

50m

18 Mar 2011

In this episode of the documentary series Andreas Kieling encounters the last gorillas in the mountain rainforests of the border areas between the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda and sets off in search of the perhaps most aggressive descendant of the dinosaurs, the saltwater crocodile, in Australia. With the help of local guides Andreas Kieling attempts to track down lions in a small region of India and encounters the elepahnt, the most hated at the same time most respected creature in Africa. Near Cape Town in Struis Bay, the filmmaker meets a woman who feeds seven stingrays each morning and evening.

Season 2, 2 Episodes

Season 2 (2 Episodes)

World's Wildest Encounters - Episode 1

In this episode of the documentary series Andreas Kieling reports from the Amazon basin, Siberia, South Africa, the mountains of western China and the Eiffel region back home in Germany. Kieling ventures to western China almost as far as the border with Tibet in search of the great panda, the legendary bamboo bear. Set against a gigantic natural backdrop, the filmmaker is attempting to track down the extremely reclusive creature. But finding one of the approximately 3000 pandas who live in the vast mountainous landscape and capturing it on camera is like searching for a needle in a haystack. And then comes a stunning close encounter with the beautiful creatures at a very special place: the breeding station at Wulong. The precious bears live in huge natural enclosures here, breeding and providing specimens to be loaned to a number of zoos all over the world. These particular creatures are only able to serve as ambassadors for their few relatives who still live in the wild; since they have become accustomed to captivity, they would not be able to survive by themselves in the rainforests.

World's Wildest Encounters - Episode 2

In this episode of the documentary series Andreas Kieling encounters the last gorillas in the mountain rainforests of the border areas between the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda and sets off in search of the perhaps most aggressive descendant of the dinosaurs, the saltwater crocodile, in Australia. With the help of local guides Andreas Kieling attempts to track down lions in a small region of India and encounters the elepahnt, the most hated at the same time most respected creature in Africa. Near Cape Town in Struis Bay, the filmmaker meets a woman who feeds seven stingrays each morning and evening.

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World's Wildest Encounters

Documentary

9+

1 Season

50m

Encounters of a very special kind are the hallmark of this documentary by the famous German wildlife filmmaker Andreas Kieling. He travels to the most remote regions of our planet in search of particularly fascinating creatures. He has the ability to amaze viewers on a regular basis by establishing close contact with the most charismatic creatures in jungles, deserts and a variety of underwater worlds, observing them in their natural surroundings and capturing their essence in unforgettable pictures. As a rule these are creatures which also attract our attention because of a rather menacing fact: they are among the last of their species and are in acute danger of becoming extinct. But there is some good news as well: due to intensive conservation measures, especially in Europe and North America, a number of species which were on the brink of extinction have increased their population numbers again, such as the steppes bison or the shy black stork in Germany. And Andreas Kieling also set off to track them down.

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